Glossary of software testing terms

See abnormal end.

See high-level test case.

A use case in which some actors with malicious intent are causing harm to the system or to other actors. - See also: use case

The criteria that a component or system must satisfy in order to be accepted by a user, customer, or other authorized entity. [Reference: ISO 24765]

A collaborative approach to development in which the team and customers are using the customers own domain language to understand their requirements, which forms the basis for testing a component or system.

A test level that focuses on determining whether to accept the system.

The degree to which a component or system can be used by people with the widest range of characteristics and capabilities to achieve a specified goal in a specified context of use. [Reference: After ISO 25010]

1. Testing to determine the ease by which users with disabilities can use a component or system. [Reference: Gerrard]

2. type of usability testing used to measure the degree to which a test item can be operated by users with the widest possible range of characteristics and
capabilities